A PAIR OF LIMOGES POLYCHROME ENAMEL PLATES PAINTED WITH SCENES FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS, by Susanne de Court, one depicting the meeting of Isaac and King Abimelech, inscribed S.C. GENESE. XXVI., the other depicting Jacob and Rachel at the well, inscribed S.C. GENESE. XXIX., both rims decorated with masks, urns, and anthropomorphic beasts, the backs decorated with herm figures and strapwork painted en grisaille and gold scrolling foliage (some losses to enamel), late 16th or early 17th Century

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A PAIR OF LIMOGES POLYCHROME ENAMEL PLATES PAINTED WITH SCENES FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS, by Susanne de Court, one depicting the meeting of Isaac and King Abimelech, inscribed S.C. GENESE. XXVI., the other depicting Jacob and Rachel at the well, inscribed S.C. GENESE. XXIX., both rims decorated with masks, urns, and anthropomorphic beasts, the backs decorated with herm figures and strapwork painted en grisaille and gold scrolling foliage (some losses to enamel), late 16th or early 17th Century
9½in. (24.2cm.) diam. (2)

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
P. Verdier, Catalogue of the Painted Enamels of the Renaissance, Baltimore, 1967, pp. XXV-XXVI, no. 180

Lot Essay

Although no positive connection has yet been found, it is assumed that Susanne de Court was a relation of the illustrious family of Limoges enamellers also represented by Jean Court (dit Vigier) and Jean de Court I. Her known works are signed Susanne Court (or de Court, de Cour, Decourt), or simply S.C., and are characterized by their delicate draughtsmanship, and the predominantly blue/green palette evident in the present pair of plates.
Another pair of plates from the same series were sold in these rooms 12 May 1970, lot 30

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